Spirit of Truth, School Edition > Kindergarten > Unit 5
Lesson 27: Jesus Founded the Church
Jesus founded the Catholic Church and chose St. Peter to lead it.
Jesus founded the Catholic Church and chose St. Peter to lead it.
We study the history of the Church so that we can learn about our identity as Christians, why we are who we are, and to inform our future, built upon the successes, wisdom, and traditions of the past.
Jesus chose the Apostles to be the first bishops.
The Church is both a visible society and a spiritual community.
This lesson will cover Our Lady of Fátima, naziism and communism, and the Second Vatican Council.
The Church is Jesus’ Mystical Body.
Saints Peter, Paul, Stephen, and more bore a bold witness for Christ in this era.
Sin destroys God’s life in our souls, and it destroys our relationship with God.
The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic.
Pope St. John XXIII, Pope St. John Paul II, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Bl. Miguel Pro, and Servant of God Dorothy Day made enduring contributions to the Church.
We can imitate the saints and be Jesus’ hands and feet in the world, making Jesus known to others through what we do.
The Church is one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic.
When we believe in Jesus and repent, He forgives us and gives us eternal life.
The precepts of the Church present the bare minimum required for Christian living.
Jesus promises us that the forces of evil led by Satan and his demons will not be victorious against the Church.